Too Busy to Work (1939)
1h 4m
Running Time
November 17, 1939Release Date
Too Busy to Work (1939)
1h 4m
Running Time
November 17, 1939Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
The Jones family females decide to teach Father a lesson. He's neglecting the family business to run for mayor, so they decide to neglect their household chores.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Jed Prouty
John Jones
Spring Byington
Mrs. John Jones
Kenneth Howell
Jack Jones
George Ernest
Roger Jones
June Carlson
Lucy Jones
Florence Roberts
Granny Jones
Billy Mahan
Bobby Jones
Joan Davis
Lolly
Chick Chandler
Cracker McGurk
Andrew Tombes
Wilbur Wentworth
Marjorie Gateson
Mrs. Randolph Russell
Stanley Rauh
Writer
Marvin Stephens
Tommy McGuire
Otto Brower
Director
Irving Bacon
Gilligan
Robert Ellis
Writer
Helen Ericson
Betty
George Kelly
Writer
Harold Goodwin
Raymond
Howard Lindsay
Writer
Hooper Atchley
Charles Carter
Helen Logan
Writer
Sherry Hall
Anbruster
Darryl F. Zanuck
Producer
Edward Cronjager
Cinematographer
George Melford
Dugan
Fred Allen
Editor
Eddie Acuff
Stage Manager
Edwin Stanley
Frazier
Jack Green
Policeman
Paul E. Burns
Tavern Keeper
Chester Clute
Springer
Eddie Dunn
Truck Driver
Wesley Giraud
Messenger Boy
Gladden James
Clerk in Drugstore
Dave Morris
Baxter
Harry Strang
Policeman
George Watts
Jailer
Fred Kelsey
Hank Fidler
Richard Day
Art Direction
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
Too Busy to Work is a 1939 American comedy film, directed by Otto Brower and starring Jed Prouty, Spring Byington, and Kenneth Howell. It was one of the Jones Family film series, based upon the play of the same name.
Jones Family.
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